Best PlacesDuncan Park, Lexington, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Duncan Park, Lexington, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Duncan Park, Lexington ranks 4,533rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Duncan Park, Lexington
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Duncan Park, Lexington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Duncan Park, Lexington ranks high
- Short commute16.9 minutes each way, better than 93% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$797 a month, better than 89% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
Where Duncan Park, Lexington ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 53 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Duncan Park, Lexington
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Duncan Park, Lexington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $49,743, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Duncan Park, Lexington's effective rate of 0.75%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Duncan Park, Lexington
Duncan Park, Lexington runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Duncan Park, Lexington.
Who works in Duncan Park, Lexington, and how
Work in Duncan Park, Lexington centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 18%
Life in Duncan Park, Lexington
Duncan Park, Lexington has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Duncan Park, Lexington and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Duncan Park, Lexington, month by month
Duncan Park, Lexington sees roughly 53 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 26° |
| April | 70° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Duncan Park, Lexington
The nearest airport, Blue Grass, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around Duncan Park, Lexington
Schools across Duncan Park, Lexington average a D, better than 16% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- William Wells Brown ElementaryF · 7% proficient
Top middle schools
- Winburn Middle SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Lexington Trad Magnet SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Duncan Park, Lexington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Duncan Park, Lexington measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Duncan Park, Lexington against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Duncan Park, Lexington
Is Duncan Park, Lexington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Duncan Park, Lexington ranks 4,533rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on short commutes, affordable childcare, and biking, and lowest on the weather and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Duncan Park, Lexington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $229,328. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $49,743 median income, cost of living beats 22% of neighborhoods.
Is Duncan Park, Lexington safe?
Duncan Park, Lexington is safer than 15% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $685 per resident a year.
Compare Duncan Park, Lexington with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Duncan Park, Lexington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Duncan Park, Lexington represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Duncan Park, Lexington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Duncan Park, Lexington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Duncan Park, Lexington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Duncan Park, Lexington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Duncan Park, Lexington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Duncan Park, Lexington detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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